thigh

noun

1. The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.

   “I coniure thee by Rosalines bright eyes, By her High forehead, and her Scarlet lip, By her Fine foote, Straight leg, and Quiuering thigh, And the Demeanes, that there Adiacent lie, That in thy likenesse thou appeare to vs.”

   “About ten days ago, in cocking a pistol in the guard-room at Marcau, he accidentally shot himself through the Thigh.”

   “‘Why not pay up now, kiddo?’ he suggested magnanimously, patting me on the thigh.”

   “The 23-year-old was substituted in the 75th minute of France's goalless friendly draw with Croatia on Tuesday after suffering an injury to his thigh.”

2. That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.

   “Add the chicken thighs, close the bag, and squish the marinade to coat the chicken.”

   “The newly discovered dinosaur Brontomerus mcintoshi may have used its huge muscular thighs to kick predators and rivals.”